Advising Muslim clients not to purchase properties that have haraam businesses and occupations as tenants

Q: As an estate agent I regularly deal in property. Often I am faced with confusion when fellow Muslims wish to buy a property that is currently leased to a non Muslim and haram organisations. Below are some examples of tenants whose buildings are for sale, and I have to advise Muslims whether it is permissible for them to buy in or not:

1. Non Muslim homes

2. Supermarkets that sell haram products

3. Liquor stores

4. Gambling dens

5. Non Muslim places of worship

A: Explain to them that these are activities that are haraam and they should abstain from such properties.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)